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"The cooled cake, removed from the pan, is placed on a serving plate over the white marble cooktop. A fine dusting of powdered sugar is being added using a small sieve."

Vegan Apple Cake Recipe

This Vegan Apple Cake is a wholesome, lightly spiced dessert featuring soft chunks of apple in a fluffy batter. Topped with caramelized apple slices, it’s a simple yet elegant treat!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 253 kcal

Equipment

  • 8-inch or 9-inch cake pan
  • Whisk or hand mixer
  • Medium bowl
  • Silicon spatula
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Oven

Ingredients
  

  • Wet Ingredients
  • 1 cup plant milk soy almond, oats
  • ¾ cup sugar plus 2 tbsp to sprinkle on top
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil sunflower oil canola oil, or melted vegan butter
  • Dry Ingredients
  • 2 cups flour all-purpose wholewheat, or 50% all-purpose and 50% wholewheat (see notes below for more info)
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon or 1 tablespoon vanilla extract with wet ingredients
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 3 – 4 medium apples about 6 ounces or 170 grams per whole apple – 2 apples for the filling and 1 to 2 apples for the top

Instructions
 

  • Grease the cake pan, dust with flour, and line the bottom with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 360°F (180°C).
    "A greased cake pan, dusted with flour and lined with parchment paper at the bottom, sits on the white marble cooktop. A small bowl of flour and a brush for greasing are placed nearby."
  • Whisk plant milk, sugar, and oil in a medium bowl.
    "A medium glass bowl on the white marble cooktop contains plant milk, sugar, and vegetable oil being whisked together to form a smooth mixture. A whisk is visible in the bowl."
  • Sift in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Mix gently into a thick, smooth batter.
    "A sifter is held above the medium glass bowl on the white marble cooktop, with flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt being sifted into the wet ingredients. A spoon is ready for mixing."
  • Fold in chunks from 2 apples and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
    "The cake pan on the white marble cooktop shows thinly sliced apple pieces arranged in a circular pattern over the batter. A small bowl of sugar is nearby, ready to be sprinkled."
  • Arrange thinly sliced apple pieces on top in a circular pattern and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of sugar.
    "The cake pan sits in an open oven, set to 360°F, with the white marble cooktop visible in the foreground. The batter is beginning to rise as it bakes."
  • Bake for 55–60 minutes, then cool for 1 hour. Optionally, dust with powdered sugar before serving.
    "The cooled cake, removed from the pan, is placed on a serving plate over the white marble cooktop. A fine dusting of powdered sugar is being added using a small sieve."